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When I create a shortcut on Mozila, my computer still tries to use Internet Explorer to access it. How do I change that?

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I had a problem with IE and removed it. Now I cannot put it back. Mozila works fine if I type in the address to every site I visit. I cannot seem to create a shortcut to use thru Mozila. I created a shortcut, but every time I click on it, my computer tries to use IE. Help.

I had a problem with IE and removed it. Now I cannot put it back. Mozila works fine if I type in the address to every site I visit. I cannot seem to create a shortcut to use thru Mozila. I created a shortcut, but every time I click on it, my computer tries to use IE. Help.

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Usually Windows will send the link to your default browser. Can you check this article to see whether it helps? Make Firefox your default browser

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Also, you could try installing IE8 from Microsoft's site: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=43

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I have tried to download IE, Google Chrome, and for some reason, my computer will not install any of them.Every time I click on a link, my computer tries to use IE. have Mozila, but when I try to use the shortcuts that I save with Mozila, my computer tries to use IE, and my computer says a problem has been encountered with IE and it needs to close.

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You might need to do some kind of repair of Windows. Try a Windows support site for guidance. For example:

http://windowssecrets.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/38-Windows-XP-Forum

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Ok, thanks for the help. That was helpful. I change my default browser to Mozila. It is working now, except it is very slow. I takes just over a minute to open an icon I click on. If I could only make it faster.

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Regarding the time to launch a link, is Firefox already open or is it starting from scratch? Usually it's faster to keep a Firefox window open. If that doesn't help, you may have a problem with the components of Windows that handle URLs.

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I click on the desktpp icon. But it takes over a minute to open. Really slow

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A possible cause is security software (firewall,anti-virus) that blocks or restricts Firefox or the plugin-container process without informing you, possibly after detecting changes (update) to the Firefox program.

Remove all rules for Firefox and the plugin-container from the permissions list in the firewall and let your firewall ask again for permission to get full unrestricted access to internet for Firefox and the plugin-container process and the updater process.

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